'Tunisian Cyber Army' And 'Al-Qaeda Electronic Army' Reportedly Hack Pentagon, State Department Websites

March 11, 2013
On March 7, 2013, Tunisian Cyber Army (TCA) posted on Twitter[1] its plans to launch a cyber-campaign titled "#opBlackSummer," which it said would extend from May 31 until September 11, 2013. TCA warned that it, along with "Al-Qaeda Electronic Army," it would direct "painful blows" to the U.S. till it achieved "victory" against the latter. A few days later, on March 10, TCA claimed in an Arabic Tweet that "Thanks to Allah, the Al-Qaeda digital [team], in collaboration with us [i.e. TCA] ,succeeded in striking America [with] a painful blow against the Pentagon." To request a full copy of this MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor report, send us an email with the report title, number, and date in the subject line, and include your name, title, organization, and official contact info in the body of the email.

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